Pirates of the Caribbean actor Tamayo Perry dies in shark attack

He was on Blue Crush and Hawaii Five-0 was a lifeguard and professional surfer. The actor was called a legendary waterman’

Pirates of the Caribbean actor Tamayo Perry has died following the attack of a shark at sea in Hawaii.

Perry who also appeared as a character in Blue Crush and Hawaii Five-0 Perry was surfing at Malaekahana beach, which is located on Oahu. Hawaiian Island of Oahu when he passed away on the afternoon of Sunday.

Local emergency services reported that they were notified at 1pm to the scene of a victim “fatally injured by a shark” and utilized a jetski to rescue Perry’s body from the sea.

Honolulu Ocean Safety acting chief Kurt Lager told a press conference that Perry was a professional surfer and lifeguard “loved by all”, who was famous all over the world, and especially in Honolulu’s North Shore.

“Tamayo’s personality was infectious, and as much as people loved him, he loved everyone else more,” said the man. “Our condolences go out to Tamayo’s family.”

in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth film in the series with Penelope Cruz and Johnny Depp, Perry portrayed one of the buccaneers. Perry was also mentioned as a stuntman in The Owen Wilson surfing movie The Big Bounce that was inspired by the novel of Elmore Leonard.

Mayor Rick Blangiardi called Perry’s death “a tragic loss”. “Tamayo was a legendary waterman and highly respected, [he] grew up right over here, and just a great member of our ocean safety team.” Blangiardi has also asked the media and the public to “honour and respect” Perry’s family as they deal grieving their loss.

Although they receive a significant amount of attention from the media There were only 69 shark attacks without prompting this year, with 10 of which resulted in fatalities as per The 2023 version of the International Shark Attack File which is curated by the Florida Museum of Natural History. In the year 2023, the US State of Florida was the one that recorded the highest number of unprovoked shark attacks, which included the most number of 16 (none that were fatal) in all of the world’s region.